Wash thoroughly
The crossword clue "Wash thoroughly" is answered by SCRUB, a 5-letter entry. Used 22 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SCRUB
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCRUB answer page.
Used 22 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BERINSE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SCRUB
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCRUB, most used first.
- Second-stringer - used 24 times, most recently in 2018
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Wash cycle - RINSE, used 34 times
- Wash out. - RINSE, used 32 times
- Run in the wash - BLEED, used 31 times
- Search thoroughly - SCOUR, used 31 times
- Wash - BATHE, used 30 times
- Wash lightly - RINSE, used 27 times
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